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Bluebeard's Castle
Bluebeard's Castle
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19 Ratings

BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE

Herzog Blaubarts Burg

Directed by Michael Powell
West Germany, 1963
Musical, Fantasy, Drama

Synopsis

Based on the Bela Bartok opera, Duke Bluebeard weds Judith, a young bride who wishes to bring sunlight into Bluebeard’s gloomy castle. Despite his protests, Judith demands that Bluebeard gives her the keys to the seven locked doors, all of which contain the cursed Duke’s dark secrets.

Synopsis

Based on the Bela Bartok opera, Duke Bluebeard weds Judith, a young bride who wishes to bring sunlight into Bluebeard’s gloomy castle. Despite his protests, Judith demands that Bluebeard gives her the keys to the seven locked doors, all of which contain the cursed Duke’s dark secrets.